Klarinet Archive - Posting 000379.txt from 2002/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] page turns
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 22:47:47 -0500

At 08:17 PM 11/7/2002 -0500, Mark Charette wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
>
>It seems to me that these screens were discussed here some time ago, and it
>was suggested then that the "copyright police" would have a screaming,
>hairy FIT over the digital reproductions of the music that would be
>required by this technology.
>----
>Not really. The owners of the copyrighted material just have to figure out
>how to charge you for it.
>
>The copyright owner might be Disney or the owner might be you, so who
>exactly are the "copyright police", anyway?

The "copyright police" are whoever would be figuring that they should be
able to shake down performers for use of such technology. Yes, composers
are entitled to their just compensation, but charging people for merely
changing the FORMAT of the printed music will effectively kill, or at least
severely delay, potentially useful ideas such as we are discussing.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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